Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South Pacific Ocean

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the South Pacific Ocean

Archive · 2,008 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 995/142014-04-08 → 2014-05-17
    Panama to french polynesia
    Eastern Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 989/142014-04-08 → 2014-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-17.8S 108-51.7W
    Eastern South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 973/142014-04-06 → 2014-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 31-12.67S 161-12.13W
    South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 781/142014-03-19 → 2014-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-45.7S 101-30.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 685/142014-03-11 → 2014-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-15.7S 112-38.0W at 102329Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 559/142014-02-26 → 2014-02-26
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 526/142014-02-23 → 2014-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 23-02.64S 176-02.31W
    South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 523/142014-02-23 → 2014-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 23-01.38S 176-02.10W
    South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 331/142014-02-02 → 2014-02-08
    Isla de pascua to chile
    Eastern South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 254/142014-01-25 → 2014-01-27
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 221/142014-01-22 → 2014-01-24
    Man overboard from F/V pai fu 103 in 02-54.731S 159-51.920E at 210045Z jan
    Western South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 81/142014-01-08 → 2014-01-08
    9.7 meter M/V tuhua oa II, yellow and black hull, two persons on board, overdue tahuata (09-56S 139-05W) to…
    Eastern South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  13. HYDROPAC 4034/132013-12-28 → 2013-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-32.2S 118-41.2W at 280337Z dec
    Eastern South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 3990/132013-12-24 → 2014-01-11
    Isla de pascua
    Eastern South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 3966/132013-12-21 → 2014-02-02
    15 meter S/V tawali, grey hull, one person on board, overdue galapagos islands (00-40S 090-33W) to easter…
    Eastern South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 3939/132013-12-19 → 2013-12-21
    Chile to australia
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3925/132013-12-18 → 2013-12-19
    Chile to austrailia
    South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 3898/132013-12-15 → 2013-12-18
    Chile to austrailia
    South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 3863/132013-12-12 → 2013-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-20.8S 103-56.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 3835/132013-12-09 → 2013-12-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-42.1S 099-39.5W
    Eastern South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 3814/132013-12-06 → 2013-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-15.0S 093-37.2W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  22. HYDROPAC 3618/132013-11-21 → 2013-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-09.7S 094-32.7W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  23. HYDROPAC 3607/132013-11-20 → 2013-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-59.15S 094-26.20W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  24. HYDROPAC 3562/132013-11-16 → 2013-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-33.05S 173-12.47E at 130118Z nov
    Western South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3560/132013-11-15 → 2013-11-21
    F/V montelape reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 01-00S 146-00W
    South Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 3559/132013-11-15 → 2013-11-16
    Ten meter S/V fandango, two persons on board, dismasted in 33-52.47S 174-34.63E at 151845Z nov
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-north Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 3550/132013-11-15 → 2013-11-15
    Ten meter S/V fandango, two persons on board, dismasted in 33-08.62S 174-41.41E at 150548Z nov
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-north Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3510/132013-11-13 → 2013-11-15
    Ten meter S/V fandango, two persons on board, dismasted in 30-25.850S 176-16.483E at 130030Z nov
    Western South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 3509/132013-11-12 → 2013-11-13
    S/V fandango, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift in 30-11.48S 176-22.49E
    Western South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3437/132013-11-05 → 2013-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-38.4S 106-12.2W
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 3362/132013-10-29 → 2013-10-29
    Five meter M/V fararoa, white hull, four persons on board, overdue akiaki (18-33S 139-13W) to vahitahi…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  32. HYDROPAC 3241/132013-10-20 → 2013-10-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-35.9S 104-44.2W
    Eastern South Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3168/132013-10-15 → 2013-11-30
    10.5 meter vessel raihaama, three persons on board, overdue takaroa (14-27S 144-59W) to arutua island…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  34. HYDROPAC 3152/132013-10-14 → 2013-10-14
    Iles de la societe
    South Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 3134/132013-10-13 → 2013-10-13
    Vessel windarra unreported
    South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 3132/132013-10-13 → 2013-10-19
    Distress signal received in 17-20S 158-30W
    South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 3069/132013-10-07 → 2013-10-19
    Distress signal received from F/V zhong shui 601 in 15-22.69S 169-52.96E at 070556Z oct
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  38. HYDROPAC 3015/132013-10-01 → 2013-10-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-25.6S 093-50.7W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  39. HYDROPAC 3007/132013-10-01 → 2013-10-01
    12 meter S/V malamock, red hull, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 13-32S 167-10W at 301700Z sep
    South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 2977/132013-09-28 → 2013-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-40.5S 097-08.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2971/132013-09-28 → 2013-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-00S 150-00W
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  42. HYDROPAC 2942/132013-09-26 → 2013-09-26
    M/V seawaver, three persons on board, taking on water in 21-44.27S 174-38.63E
    Western South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2853/132013-09-19 → 2013-10-05
    37 meter F/V jin tsai fu 888, 20 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-52S…
    Eastern South Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 2834/132013-09-17 → 2013-09-18
    Distress signal received 406 mhz in 02-31.8S 103-23.9W
    Eastern South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2824/132013-09-17 → 2013-09-19
    37 meter F/V jin tsai fu 888, 20 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-47S…
    Eastern South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 2701/132013-09-07 → 2013-09-11
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2654/132013-09-04 → 2013-09-14
    M/V bahia blanca reports crewman suffering with chest pains in 23-50.7S 145-44.1W
    South Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 2616/132013-08-31 → 2013-09-01
    16 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue from arorae (02-38.6S 176-49.9E) at 291600Z aug
    South Pacific · Kiribati
  49. HYDROPAC 2569/132013-08-28 → 2013-08-31
    Derelict 49 meter F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 24-06S 145-47W at 280230Z aug
    South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 2567/132013-08-28 → 2013-08-28
    Derelict 49 meter S/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 23-55S 145-00W at 271800Z aug
    South Pacific

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